VIDEO: Pat Hickey ‘fully complied’ with arrest

The Olympic Council of Ireland has insisted that “contrary to reports” its president, Pat Hickey, complied fully with the terms of the arrest warrant when he was detained by Brazilian police yesterday morning.

It said Mr Hickey was taken ill as the warrant was served and taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.

Earlier Brazilian police told the media that when they went to OCI president’s room yesterday morning they found only his wife, who was sleeping. They said Mr Hickey’s wife “lied, saying that he had already gone home to Ireland”.